41 h. ago Weather chaos as UK hit by 400 lightning strikes and country battered by rain, hail and thunder

The chaotic weather caused flooding in southern England and the East Midlands on Saturday, forcing National Highways to shut parts of the M18 in Yorkshire following the heavy rain

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60 h. ago London weather: Capital battered with rain and thunder as UK hit by 400 lightning strikes

The downpours caused flooding in several areas

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3 d. ago London weather: Capital faces thunder and up to nine hours of rain after warmest day of year

Londoners can expect cloudy, changeable weather this weekend following uninterrupted sunshine on Thursday

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5 d. ago London weather LIVE: Capital already reaches 19C as spring equinox threatens to break temperature record

With temperatures set to rise further this afternoon, the UK’s spring equinox temperature record - 21.5C in 1972 - could potentially be broken

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6 d. ago London weather: Capital sees wild 21C temperature swing ahead of likely hottest day of year

London woke to a chilly start of -3C on Wednesday, but the mercury hit 18C in the afternoon - with Thursday set to be hotter than Porto, Ibiza and Barcelona

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6 d. ago London weather: Capital to see wild 20C temperature swing ahead of likely hottest day of year

London woke to a chilly start of -3C on Wednesday, but is expected to bask in 17C before getting hotter than Porto, Ibiza and Barcelona tomorrow

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8 d. ago London weather: Capital to be hotter than the Algarve this week as temperatures hit 21C

The official start to spring looks like being exceptionally warm in London

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2 w. ago London weather: Capital set to be hotter than Ibiza this weekend as spring 'heatwave' continues

The mercury reached 18.3C in St James’s Park on Thursday, far above the average for March

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2 w. ago London weather: Capital 'hotter than Ibiza' this weekend as mercury tipped to reach 18C

But the warm sunshine won’t last as the weather is tipped to take a much cooler turn next week

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3 w. ago London weather: Capital to be hotter than Barcelona as glorious start to March continues

Mercury to hit 16C as Londoners could enjoy a whole week of uninterrupted sunshine

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4 w. ago London weather: Rain drenches capital after Met Office issues 'danger to life' warning for parts of UK

The Met Office issued an amber weather warning for heavy rain and deep floodwater

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